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“Who art thou? that we may give an answer

to them that sent us.

“He said, I am the voice of one crying in the

wilderness, Make straight the way of the

Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.” John 1:22,

23.

In old times when a king had to travel from

one part of his country to another, men were

sent ahead of his chariot to prepare the

roads.

They had to cut down trees, gather out the

stones, and fill up the hollows, so that the

way would be clear for the king.

So when Jesus, the heavenly King, was

coming, John the Baptist was sent to prepare

the way by telling the people, and calling on

them to repent of their sins.

As John answered the messengers from

Jerusalem, he saw Jesus standing on the